Kiplings Garage Bar

Went for a late lunch on Sunday and was left stranded at the table. We weren’t even offered water. We left after 15 minutes of waiting. Very disappointed.

Came back for another visit and just as good the second time around. This time tried the Mini eye Fillet with pancetta, 5 cheese arrancini balls, and tempura vegetables with a bottle of primo estate Merlot which was good. Service still very quick with each round. It was rather noisy tonight with larger groups, but still great place to have tapas and a glass of wine.

Turramurra needed a place like this. I’m not sure they even have a pub, so to have an old corner garage turned into a wine and cocktail bar is a major neighbourhood plus.
It’s big inside. There are ordinary indoor tables, some sofas around a fireplace, and a bunch of tables in what was the old forecourt, now enclosed in plastic sheeting (and possibly open to air in warmer weather). It’s all clean and new-​looking, with a bit of a industrial-​chic nod to the previous function (they’ve left in some of the roller-​door apparatus, for instance).
They’ve got more than just the standard beers (e.g., Matilda Bay Ruby Tuesday Amber Ale) and an OK wine list. I didn’t try any cocktails.
They do bar snacks during the day, and bigger meals after 6pm. The snacks were tasty but definitely on the small, snacky side. The prawn and chorizo pizza was flavourful but only had an OK crust, and wasn’t much more than 5 or 6 bites, at $ 12.
The staff were excellent, and happy with either bar or table service.
It was an easy place to meet up during the day with plenty of residential parking around and not too crowded inside. I’m told it gets pretty mobbed in the evenings, being the only decent drinking spot around.

Upper North Shore. New Liquour Licencing laws.
A smart Lawyer who obviously knows both.
Voila ! Kiplings !
The old garage site near the station at Turrumurra is now a very neat bar and small plate food joint.
Service is per young people who have somehow been imbued with a sense of service, pride, and fun.
How does a lawyer do THAT ?
Food — absolutely fantastic ! Crab on toast, quail lolipops, octopus, prawns, mushroom and truffle tarts, the food is brought out fast and it is very very good, and this is the first night!
I think the younger north shore people will find the cost acceptable if not areyouserious cheap. At tonight’s setting there was an even mix, perhaps 60:40 oldies: youngies.
The space has been done brilliantly, I only wish they had left the outside looking like a garage but that might have been pushing it a bit.
There’s a long way to go for the UNS but this is a huge step in the right direction. Finally.